2020 Upper Austria Ladies Linz
Tennis tournament
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The 2020 Upper Austria Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 30th edition of the Linz Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2020 WTA Tour. Originally scheduled from 19 to 25 October 2020 at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, it was rescheduled for 9 to 15 November 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
| 2020 Upper Austria Ladies Linz | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9–15 November |
| Edition | 30th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $202,500 |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Location | Linz, Austria |
| Venue | TipsArena Linz |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Aryna Sabalenka | |
| Doubles | |
 Arantxa Rus /  Tamara Zidanšek | |
Finals
Singles
Aryna Sabalenka defeated 
Elise Mertens, 7–5, 6–2
This was Sabalenka's 8th WTA singles title, and third of the year.
Doubles
Arantxa Rus / Tamara Zidanšek defeated 
Lucie Hradecká / Kateřina Siniaková, 6–3, 6–4
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $25,000 | $14,000 | $8,700 | $5,000 | $3,150 | $2,300 | $1,685 | $1,100 |
| Doubles * | $9,000 | $5,000 | $3,231 | $1,982 | $1,520 | N/a | N/a | N/a |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLR |
Aryna Sabalenka | 11 | 1 |
 BEL |
Elise Mertens | 21 | 2 |
 UKR |
Dayana Yastremska | 29 | 3 |
 RUS |
Ekaterina Alexandrova | 33 | 4 |
| RUS |
Veronika Kudermetova | 46 | 5 |
 ARG |
Nadia Podoroska | 48 | 6 |
 SUI |
Jil Teichmann | 57 | 7 |
 USA |
Bernarda Pera | 61 | 8 |
- Rankings as of October 26, 2020
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Anna Blinkova → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Jennifer Brady → replaced by 
Jasmine Paolini
Alizé Cornet → replaced by Varvara Gracheva
Anett Kontaveit → replaced by 
Marta Kostyuk- Christina McHale → replaced by
Tamara Zidanšek 
Elena Rybakina → replaced by 
Sorana Cîrstea- Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by
Viktória Kužmová 
Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Barbora Krejčíková
Heather Watson → replaced by Katarina Zavatska
Doubles entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE |
Lucie Hradecká | CZE |
Kateřina Siniaková | 42 | 1 |
 CAN |
Gabriela Dabrowski | RUS |
Vera Zvonareva | 51 | 2 |
 ROU |
Irina Bara |  ESP |
Sara Sorribes Tormo | 165 | 3 |
| NED |
Arantxa Rus | SLO |
Tamara Zidanšek | 174 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of October 26, 2020
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
